The Law of Veterinary Medicine

Friday, March 9, 2018

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued draft guidance to provide recommendations to assist sponsors in developing proprietary names for new animal drugs in order to avoid contributing to medication errors, negatively impacting safe use of the drug, or misbranding the drug.

Draft Guidance for Industry #240, entitled "Proprietary Names for New Animal Drugs," proposes a framework for evaluating proposed proprietary names before submitting them for review by the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine. The draft guidance also explains how new animal drug sponsors can request agency evaluation of a proposed proprietary name.

Thursday, March 8, 2018

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2013, file photo, letters spell out Meadowlands over top the new grandstand at the race track in East Rutherford, N.J. The CEO of Meadowlands, Jeff Gural, has been among the leaders in harness racing in trying to curb doping. Meadowlands revealed that Tag Up and Go had tested positive for EPO in

NEW YORK (AP) An aggrieved harness-racing bettor has gone to court to recoup more than $31,000 in winnings he said he was cheated out of when a doped horse won a race in New Jersey two years ago. Leading figures in harness racing said they had never before heard of such a lawsuit, which accuses the trainer of ...

Friday, March 2, 2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the formation of a federal task force that will target opioid manufacturers and distributors that have contributed to the opioidepidemic through unscrupulous practices, at the same time that he announced the Department of Justice's support for lawsuits against opioid manufacturers.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House hosted a summit to highlight Trump administration efforts to combat the opioid crisis. First lady Melania Trump opened Thursday's event in the White House East Room. Kellyanne Conway, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, moderated a two-hour discussion featuring officials ...

Opioid Bill With Prescription Limits Passes House. By Regan ... She's glad to see a measure moving through the legislature that aims to curb opioid abuse. The House version ensures doctors and pharmacies use the PDMP or Prescription Drug Monitoring Program database before prescribing or dispensing an opioid.

The unprecedented move follows announcements by the Department of Justice and President Donald Trump earlier this week about cracking down on those responsible for fueling the nation's opioid crisis. This week, Rutherford, Sumner and Scott counties became the latest to join a federal lawsuit against scores of drug

Jim Justice's bill to combat the opioid epidemic Friday, after revising a provision that aimed to block people from having prescriptions for pain pills filled at multiple pharmacies. The House Judiciary Committee voted to send the legislation (SB 273) to the House floor. The Senate has already approved the bill. The legislation ...

Federal prosecutors announced the indictment of eight people Thursday, including a well-known former medical examiner in several metro Atlanta counties, as part of an alleged opioid ring. At a news conference, prosecutors said Dr. Joe Burton was at the center of the opioid ring by writing prescriptions for powerful pain ...

After introducing a bill that punishes opioid manufactures who fail to report suspicious drug orders, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, is taking a tour around the state to discuss the bill and the impact of the opioid epidemic in local communities. Known as the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery A